Self-Love

As time passes me by I realize that I have become to despise the girl I once was. One who relied on every guy that past me by for love that I was not receiving from one man who was not home, long gone. One who barely settled in before he decided to roam. I've learned that one cannot force the love of outside sources and should instead resort to sorting out ways to love one's self. The greatest achievement is self-worth and self-love is golden, a feeling that cannot be stolen or replaced by a superficial love molded from somewhere else. There's no better feeling than to love yourself. The best love comes from inside, love that cannot hide behind any mixed emotions and confused devotions of those that don't really love you. You cannot expect someone project love towards you that you do not reflect inside because you neglect to respect and yourself. Self-love has set me free from the girl I used to be, a girl searching the entire world for the love that continued to flee from a man that was supposed to love me unconditionally, a man that I now refuse to call daddy.